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The regulator unveils plans for simpler tariffs and bills that are easier to understand

Ofgem, the energy regulator, today unveiled plans to make gas and electricity
bills much simpler.

The move follows repeated criticism by consumer groups of the current energy
pricing structure, with hundreds of different tariffs and bills which are so
complicated that only lecturers in mathematics can understand them.

Ofgem is calling on all suppliers to adopt a no-frills tariff with a single
standing charge, set by Ofgem, and a simple unit price. Ofgem says its
research shows that energy customers would find it much easier to compare
tariffs if prices were simplified in this way.